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Tyre update.
I have about 7k klm on them now.
This weekend I had a good test for them, with extreme wet conditions on my farm.
Dirt roads in, they performed excellent, they gripped really well, where the Defender would slip in the dry I pushed these even harder in the wet and they held on.
On my property drove up to about 1klm above sea level no problem, didn't bother dropping pressure (42psi) and I was impressed.
I had a little slip just towards the top but that was because I had no throttle I was just crawling up, so I backed down a little started off slow and built up a slight momentum through that sticky spot.
My mates Ford Ranger with Diff Lock, Cooper ST Maxx and 6k Fox Suspension didn't get past that point so easily.
Can't let the tyres take all the credit, the Discovery's 4wd system is amazing.
Overall so far I'm impressed with the Maxxis's performance :D.
Cheers, Babs :D Sent from my iPhone using Forum Runner
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New update with regret.
Just found this today. Obviously happened at the farm on the weekend.
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Which totally ****es me off as this should not have happened on bulldozed tracks.
There are loose rocks everywhere, and the spot where I got slightly stuck is a little rocky but not enough that this should happen :(
I'm really disappointed that driving on a track and nothing hardcore has ended with a slash in sidewall. In over 20 years I have never had sidewall damage and I have done some stuff where I thought the tyres would not survive and they came out unscathed. Always in the past been on 16-17" rims running 32" tyres.
I also have some chips out of my front left rim (factory 19"), I'm assuming this happened in the sticky spot. It probably lifted some rocks out of the track when it lost traction and spun.
This just goes to show that the low profile tyres are extremely vulnerable and susceptible to damage along with the rim. :(
Cheers, Babs :D Sent from my iPhone using Forum Runner
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Sorry to hear that Babs. Thanks for telling it how it is. Too many times people who say that low profile tyres are as good as 16 inch tyres are cried down on the D3/4 and RR forums. Low profile tyres and Rims are more prone to Offroad damage. Just because some have run 19's without damage does not change what should be an easy to understand fact. Stick another tyre on mate and keep up the good driving and having fun in a very nice vehicle.
Cheers and thanks.
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If its not down to the cord.. don't worry about it... just move it to the rear axle.
You can't blame profile on that cut though, that's a slice so something sharp has come up and done that... I've had the same on almost every tyre on every 4wd I've ever owned...
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What more likely assisted... 42psi [emoji6]
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This has been a really big point of discussion on trips.
Babs, one of the first things you noticed - how effortlessly the D4 eats tracks... easy to get enthusiastic and go harder than you'd ever try in a Solid axle like a Defender - the Defender let's you know when to tone it down a bit [emoji4]
Up my way we have a very nice unsealed road or 2... when driving in my 110 anything over 90km/h on the loose sweeping road would immediately indicate slowing down was preferable. In the D4 I have many a time done the same track at well over state limits and never felt the vehicle feel unsettled.
The stresses this is imposing on tyres and suspension is incredible and the vehicle masks it so well you tend to lose yourself in the moment.
If driven with the same respect as a Defender owner would travel the same stretch of track you'd be going 40% slower.
Bytemark and myself on the trip a few years back spoke at length on the topic - him on 19s and me on 18s.
When we travelled with the group (Alien etc) doing a good pace it was easy to pick gibbers etc and avoid any problems. Once we fell back (photo stops etc) and then paced up to catch the group the need to be vigilant was increased as we were going much harder and throwing rock around.
The biggest killer, flicking up a rock with the front tyre exposing the sharp edge and then running over it with the rear tyre..
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Just bad luck mate, that could happen with any tyre/profile/size. But high pressures don't help!
Cheers
Scott.
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Thnaks for this thread... Ive read chunks of it...
Has anyone discussed a comparison between the Yoko Geolander AT and the Maxxi? I'm very impressed with what I have read so far on the Geolander. But I have no real world experience with them and dont know anyone that has.
When mine are due (18'' Freelander 2 ) I will be probably tossing between these two.
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Ive always been told Yokohama tyres are a fairly soft compound so not long lasting.
Never had any so take this as a she said he said comment.
Andrew
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As far as I can see, Geolanders are neither LT nor 19", so for me not an option.
